The Committee to Enhance Equity and Diversity (CEED) is pleased to announce a “Call
for Nominations” for:

CEED Distinguished Student Service Award (both graduate and undergraduate students
are eligible);

CEED Distinguished Student Organization Service Award;

CEED Distinguished Faculty Service Award; and

CEED Distinguished Staff Service Award.

**Deadline for electronic submission is March 2, 2015.

The purpose of the CEED Awards is to recognize those individuals and groups that have
demonstrated excellence in promoting and fostering a deeper understanding of equity
and diversity as they relate to issues of age, class, disability, ethnicity, gender,
race, religion and/or sexual orientation.

To qualify for these awards, the nominees must satisfy one or more of the following
criteria:

Outstanding service to equity and diversity enhancement on the San José State University
campus;

Outstanding service to equity and diversity enhancement in the community;

Outstanding activities and projects that contribute to a better understanding of equity
and diversity issues.

This year we will accept self-nominations, but individuals can also nominate other
individuals or organizations they feel worthy of the award. Each CASA department/school
committee representative is permitted three student nominations, one student organization nomination, one faculty nomination and one staff nomination to move forward to the full committee for review, to determine the
award recipients in each category. The nomination form is available at http://www.sjsu.edu/casa/awards/ceed/ceed_form.html. Please note the following when completing the form:

Self-nominees are also asked to include a reference, including a name and contact
information for someone who can confirm their service.

Nominees will be rated on the following areas equally: Impact of activities, Collaboration
and partnership, Leadership distinction, Initiative distinction and Courage and perseverance.
Faculty and staff nominees will also be rated on: Contact with service recipients,
Service responsibility as well as Academic/scholarly distinction (faculty only)

Deadline for electronic submission is March 2, 2015.

The CEED Committee will review the nominations and forward recommendations to the
Dean for final review and approval. The Dean will recognize the 2015 CEED Distinguished
Service Honorees at a reception tentatively set for late April. Honorees will receive
an award commemorating their contribution to equity and diversity.